Jessica Pegula is delighted with her level of play after another victory in her career. The 31-year-old American is aware that such results are encouraging and that they are a good sign ahead of possibly winning one of the Grand Slams.
The American tennis player spoke on various topics at the press conference before and after the tournament, and the topic of particular interest was the withdrawal of some of the players such as Elena Rybakina, Victoria Mboko, as well as Karolina Muchova.
Pegula stresses that despite the withdrawal of some of the players, the level of play is extremely high, and it makes it really difficult to succeed in such fierce competition.
“Yeah, I mean, I was looking at the draw actually. We talked about all these withdrawals.
But, I mean, like, we had four top-10 girls in the semis. We had a few more in the quarters.
It just shows you the depth of women’s tennis. It just shows you the level is so high week in and week out. Even when you have a lot of players withdrawing, just because we’re missing a few, it doesn’t mean that we still can’t put on some great tennis.” she said.
Jessica Pegula: Super proud of the state our sport is in right now
The American tennis player emphasizes that on her way to the title she faced many obstacles and top players, but she managed to overcome each of them. The tennis player is aware of how difficult it is to succeed in such competition, and despite facing some of the top tennis players, she managed to triumph.
The experienced tennis player hopes that she can maintain the same level of play in the rest of the season and that she can eventually win an important trophy.
There are many challenges ahead of her and she will indeed have a difficult task to reach one of the Grand Slam trophies, but after the last triumph, the 31-year-old will gain additional confidence, which can be of great importance to her before the next challenges.
“I think we did that especially last night with some really good matches. The night before, my draw was very hard; it was a really tough draw. I was able to beat a couple top-10 players along the way. It definitely was not a cakewalk by any means.
Like you say, it shows the depth of the game right now. It’s not easy. It’s hard every single week, every single day. Especially in these shorter events where you’re coming back-to-back days, having to battle right away. Not just battle anybody, but girls that are really, really good.
Yeah, super proud of the state our sport is in right now. I think it’s super strong.” she concluded.
